tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post5210356308140482505..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Poetry Friday: I'm Hosting, and Apparently I'm PredictableKaren Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-27967801772947487092010-09-26T16:43:21.638-05:002010-09-26T16:43:21.638-05:00Loved listening to "The Writer" again. A...Loved listening to "The Writer" again. And The Reader is delightful. That last couplet especially caught me:<br /><br /> "The blind delight of being, ready still<br /><br />To enter life on life and see them through."<br /><br />Nice to have saved a little poetry for a sickly Sunday afternoon.Melanie Bettinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557248434888642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-33343899034418681812010-09-25T18:57:44.767-05:002010-09-25T18:57:44.767-05:00Karen, The Reader is great...but The Writer was gr...Karen, The Reader is great...but The Writer was greater. It's new to me and maybe the best poem I've read all year. Thanks for sharing it with me.Ben Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16775977089092127986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-19477684754318928422010-09-24T18:50:53.995-05:002010-09-24T18:50:53.995-05:00My selection is Ivan's Great Fall: poetry for ...My selection is Ivan's Great Fall: poetry for Summer and Autumn from great poets and writers of the past, by Vanita Oelschlager with illustrations by Kristin Blackwood.Janaethttp://janetsquires.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-61672503407340703562010-09-24T16:50:16.791-05:002010-09-24T16:50:16.791-05:00Thanks for hosting!
I'm up this week with a p...Thanks for hosting!<br /><br />I'm up this week with a poem called Moment, written by Vincent Guilliano.AnneShirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073203211897200297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-57971768724353569812010-09-24T15:05:08.781-05:002010-09-24T15:05:08.781-05:00Yes, you couldn't pick a better obsession. And...Yes, you couldn't pick a better obsession. And thanks for hosting!Sally Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014351173194941624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-28858144595580629982010-09-24T13:31:54.313-05:002010-09-24T13:31:54.313-05:00Karen - As far as I'm concerned, Richard Wilbu...Karen - As far as I'm concerned, Richard Wilbur is the best, bar none, of living poets. His mastery of form, his intelligence, his playfulness, his sense of wonder, and his curiosity - well, you couldn't pick a better poet to be "obsessed" with over the years! <br /><br />Thanks for hosting Poetry Friday. I've left my info with Mr. Linky, so I won't repost that here. <br /><br />JulieJulie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-25239461778425630612010-09-24T12:40:31.949-05:002010-09-24T12:40:31.949-05:00Love his voice -- the reading voice and the writin...Love his voice -- the reading voice and the writing voice. Had heard The Writer before, but it's so much better with him reading it!<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for hosting and posting!<br /><br />Janet<br /><br />PS If you folks haven't yet, check out the book give-away contest at The Write Sisters blogsite: www.thewritesisters.blogspot.comI'm Jet . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/18126808059666263516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-88334215707169405592010-09-24T12:14:58.703-05:002010-09-24T12:14:58.703-05:00I love this poem. Thanks for sharin and hosting ...I love this poem. Thanks for sharin and hosting today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-5593984715157246102010-09-24T10:56:10.600-05:002010-09-24T10:56:10.600-05:00lol You crack me up about the posting the same poe...lol You crack me up about the posting the same poet ☺<br /> He is obviously one of your favs <br />I've not heard of him so I am thankful you posted a few of his as it will give me variety of the poets work ☺<br /> Thanks a bunch and I so love this friday poem thing I will take part most certainly once we have begun school come sept.29th ☺Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-44183511231264068982010-09-24T10:18:06.602-05:002010-09-24T10:18:06.602-05:00Thanks for hosting, Karen. And I really love that ...Thanks for hosting, Karen. And I really love that Wilbur poem. I totally get your obsession!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-80221037249299616352010-09-24T08:48:24.416-05:002010-09-24T08:48:24.416-05:00Thanks for hosting and the poem. I can't get e...Thanks for hosting and the poem. I can't get enough Richard Wilbur.Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-53101013373677451162010-09-24T08:46:40.460-05:002010-09-24T08:46:40.460-05:00If you're gonna get repetitive, it might as we...If you're gonna get repetitive, it might as well be with Richard Wilbur. Honestly! Thanks for sharing and for hosting...Liz in Inkhttp://liz-scanlon.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-69408695406977243712010-09-24T08:28:06.015-05:002010-09-24T08:28:06.015-05:00Hi Karen,
Thanks so much for hosting today. I just...Hi Karen,<br />Thanks so much for hosting today. I just shared a link to April Halprin Wayland's post on our TeachingAuthors blog. She shares two original poems in honor of National Punctuation Day.<br />Carmela<br /><a href="http://www.teachingauthors.com" rel="nofollow">TeachingAuthors</a>Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-86381950972433306892010-09-24T08:06:03.096-05:002010-09-24T08:06:03.096-05:00Hi, all. I have a call for poetry submissions up t...Hi, all. I have a call for poetry submissions up today. I am editing an anthology for the Maryland Writers Association. The theme is love. I hope some of you will submit your original poems.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-3294381052516171722010-09-24T07:24:30.931-05:002010-09-24T07:24:30.931-05:00Hello Karen, I've come to your blog via Meliss...Hello Karen, I've come to your blog via Melissa Wiley's. Thank you for hosting this and for the opportunity to link to it. I have a Louise Gluck poem up on my blog today.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08177333073421451416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-19461410529479556292010-09-24T06:45:35.713-05:002010-09-24T06:45:35.713-05:00Thanks so much for hosting, Karen!! Not even your...Thanks so much for hosting, Karen!! Not even your blog title is predictable. :) And yes, love that poem.Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-70218715635354213652010-09-24T06:35:35.819-05:002010-09-24T06:35:35.819-05:00thanks for hosting, and for tipping me toward the ...thanks for hosting, and for tipping me toward the wilbur poems. i particularly liked the pairing of "the writer" with "the reader."<br /><br />i'm in with an original poem that, honestly, i have no idea where it came from.david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-2174476076938738732010-09-24T05:21:45.071-05:002010-09-24T05:21:45.071-05:00There are books that I, too, have read many times ...There are books that I, too, have read many times and yet, "still turn enchanted to the next bright page." What a lovely, slightly sad, wise poem. <br /><br />I'm in today with a <a href="http://saralewisholmes.blogspot.com/2010/09/poetry-friday-getting-girl.html" rel="nofollow">review of Markus Zusak's novel, Getting the Girl.</a> All of his writing is poetic, but this, his early work, is raw around the edges, and I love it.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-960214921210474202010-09-24T04:41:08.261-05:002010-09-24T04:41:08.261-05:00Thanks for hosting, Karen. I'll be out in the ...Thanks for hosting, Karen. I'll be out in the beautiful weather all weekend, fly fishing with breast cancer survivors, so it will likely be later in the week before I get to come and enjoy all of this week's offerings. Something to look forward to!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-3376392677224380672010-09-24T04:14:42.535-05:002010-09-24T04:14:42.535-05:00Thank you for hosting, Karen! And thank you for a...Thank you for hosting, Karen! And thank you for another Richard Wilbur poem. Traditions are great.<br /><br />Today I share poem #178 of this year which is #19 in my series of poems about poems. I also have peek inside a first grade classroom to see "Poet of the Month".<br /><br />http://poemfarm.blogspot.com/2010/09/poetry-friday-peek-and-poem-178.html<br /><br />A.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-82955616792669291192010-09-24T02:36:01.158-05:002010-09-24T02:36:01.158-05:00Hi, Karen - I'm up with an original poem today...Hi, Karen - I'm up with an original poem today, just cuz:<br /><br /><a href="http://gottabook.blogspot.com/2010/09/unfair-county-fair-poema-lifes-unfair_24.html" rel="nofollow">Unfair</a><br /><br />Thanks for hosting!Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-42911440719927112172010-09-23T22:52:17.158-05:002010-09-23T22:52:17.158-05:00Thanks, Karen. I'm welcoming "Autumn&quo...Thanks, Karen. I'm welcoming "Autumn" @ the <a href="http://www.charlesghigna.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">FATHER GOOSE blog</a> and pondering "The Art of Letting Go" @ the <a href="http://www.bald-ego.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">BALD EGO blog</a>Charles Ghignahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055857831163378156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-86804272384051839462010-09-23T22:29:36.927-05:002010-09-23T22:29:36.927-05:00Lovely poem, Karen. I wasn't familiar with it,...Lovely poem, Karen. I wasn't familiar with it, and I also enjoyed rereading "The Writer." Thanks!<br /><br />And thanks for hosting--happy Poetry Friday.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.com